Metallic seal



(No Model.)

C. L. POND.l

METALLIC SEAL.

Patented June 15. 1886.

UNITED drains lpa'rnnr Ormea CHARLES L. POND, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

METALLIC SEAL.

EFSCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,849, dated June 15,1826.

Serial No. 185],c94. [No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. POND, of the city of Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Metallic Seals, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvementin lead seals, and has for itsobject to produce a simple and cheap seal, to which the shacklewire issecurely attached so that it cannot be withdrawn without detection afterthe impression is properly formed on the seal.

My invention consists,to that end,of the iinprovements which will behereinafter fully set forth. and pointed out in the claims.

In thc accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of apackingbox to which my improved seal is applied. Fig. 2 is a sectionalView of the seal-disk in the plane of the th reading-holes with theshackle-wire detached. Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the shackle-wireattached to the seal-disk. Fig. 4 is a vertical section at right anglesto Fig. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a sealdisk which is cast on oneend of the shackle-wire. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken in rear of thethreadingholes in the plane of the cast-in end of the shackle-wire. Fig.7 is a vertical sec tion in line x Fig. 6.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures. t

A represents the seal'disk, made of l ad or other soft metal, andconstructed with two threading-holes, a,Which intersect each other inthe same plane at the center ofthe seal-disk. The two threading-holesarearranged at right angles to each other, or nearly so, as clearlyshown.

B represents the shackle-wire, which is permanently secured to thesealvdisk by casting the latter upon one end7 b, of the wire. Thecast-in end b of the wire is arranged in the l solid part of the diskAin rear of the threadits size between the loops b v suitable rolls ordies. The loops or enlargements so formed on thewire form an anchorageby which the ends of wire the are securely held in theseal, and wherebythe ends of the wire are prevented from being withdrawn from theseal-disk without detection after the impression has been properlyformed on the seal. A loop, c, is preferably formed on each end of thewire, as shown; but it may be omitted on the threading end, because thatend is attached to the seal-disk with great security against strippingby passing the threading end through both threadingholes a, as shown inFig. 5. An annular groove, d, is preferably formed in the edge of thesealdisk,to receive the bent portion of the threading end of the wire.The seal cast upon one end of the wire is especially adapted for sealingfreight-cars, nioneypackages, and other like uses.

The seal represented in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 is designed to be used with adetached shacklewire, and is especially adapted for sealing packages bymeans of a long shackle-wire, f, which is passed around the package, asrepresented in Fig. 1. Vhen the seal is so used, the shacklewire isdrawn through one of the threading holes c and over the top, ends,bottom, and sides of the package in the manner of a tie-string. asshown. The threading ends are then passed through the other threadinghole, a, from opposite sides of the seal-disk, and fastened together bybending interlocking hooks or loopsg on the threading ends. This iseasily done by moving the seal a short distance out of its positionsidewise or in the direction of the last-nientioned threading-hole, soas to bring both threading ends outside of the seal-disk, theninterlocking the threading ends with each other, and then pushing theseal back to its former position, so as to embrace or inclose bothinterlocking ends o`f the wire by the last-mentioned threading-hole, asrepresented in Fig. 8. The seal can now be pressed by placing a strongmetallic plate under the seal and stamping the upper side of the sealwith a suitable die or stamp; or the seal may be pressed by means of asuitable press, which is properly constructed to insert one of its jawsor dies under the seal. The

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packing-case is preferably provided with a recess or opening under theseal,to facilitate the operation of pressing and to prevent the sealfrom projecting above the top of the packingcase in a position in whichit would be liable to be defaced or torn off in handling the package. y

I claim as my invention- 1. A metallic seal-disk constructed with twothreading-holes, a a, arranged at right angles to each other, andintersecting each other in the same plane in the center of the disk,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, withy a metallic seal- `disk constructed with twothreading-holes, a

a, arranged at right angles to each other, and

of January,

o. L. POND.,

Vitnesses:

J No. J. BONNER, CARL F. GEYER.

